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JOHN, KING
JOHN, KING
ScnMaster
(1167 - 1216)
King
of
England
(1199 - 1216) who was forced to sign the
Magna Carta
, a
list
of
rights
and privileges for the
English
people. It established the principles that the
king
could not
levy
taxes
without
consent
of his
legislature
or
parliament
, and that no free
man
in
England
could be deprived of
liberty
or
property
except through a trial or other
legal
process
.
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JOHN, KING
ScnTUEU
(1167 - 1216)
King
of
England
(1199 - 1216) who was forced to sign the
Magna Carta
, a
list
of
rights
and privileges for the
English
people. It established the principles that the
king
could not
levy
taxes
without
consent
of his
legislature
or
parliament
, and that no free
man
in
England
could be deprived of
liberty
or
property
except through a trial or other
legal
process
.